A Likely Story!

Procrastinating

My buddy Wayne and his partner Buck arrive tomorrow night for a weekend stay. I have a gajillion things to do that all involve cleaning in some shape or form.

I am procrastinating. As usual. Procrastinated by working late. Procrastinated by coming home from work first rather than going to Crown Liquor to replenish the Vodka supply. Once home, do you think I cleaned? Do you? HA!

To be fair, DID clean out the fridge since trash day is tomorrow. Also watched a bit of Anderson Cooper, had a handful of Dorito's and we can't forget blogging, now can we?

Just back from the grocery store...and what in hell is up with Crown Liquors closing before 9? Don't people buy liquor in FL after 9 pm? WTF? So one more thing to add to my To-Do List for tomorrow.

Halfway finished with laundry....that Wayne and Buck don't need to use so heaven knows why I did laundry...oh wait...clean undies...that's why!  Their guest room has been ready since last week, with fresh linens on the bed, fresh towels laid out, and plenty of wooden hangers await their clothes.

The majority of what needs to be done is vacuuming and Swiffering...both the downstairs kitchen, bath, hallway (first impressions, you know!!) as well as the upstairs bath, hallway and loft area...and the stairwell....can't forget the stairwell.

Uh oh, just remembered I wanted to wash my truck on my lunch hour...but ran other errands instead.  Eek...wil do it after work tomorrow night right before I leave for the airport.  Yep, first impressions...again.

I love having guests...I honestly do.  I want them to be comfortable, happy guests that will want to return again and again.  So thanks for letting me vent...procrastinate...whatever.  Now I have dinner to eat and then work to do.

NNSD.

Fun With Food

Yesterday afternoon I had an intense discussion with my associate...(who shall remain nameless cause you KNOW what happens to bloggers who blog about work)...about Peeps. You know, the innocuous pastelly pure sugar Easter candy that resembles chicks or bunnies. Anyway, turns out my associate LOVES Peeps. LOVES THEM!

And being the Team Player that I am, I snagged a Pallet o' Peeps after work and brought them into work today.

Let the fun commence.

At first we had visions of Peep Wars in our heads...well, in my head actually cause he had never heard of Peep wars (where you stick your Peeps into the microwave, have them face each other with toothpicks jammed in their chests, turn the microwave on and watch the Peeps joust as they grow...then explode all over the innards of your microwave...oh yeah, fun times!) so I educated him.

Took a picture of the Peep package and attached the picture to an email that I distributed to the rest of our team, inviting them to partake in our Peepalicious goodness...so sad for them, they didn't bite! (haha, bite....get it??)

Not content with that, I created an email that I sent to oh, about 10 clients that have never met me before, and in the subject line I wrote ' how would you like to see what I look like and oh, by the way I'm wearing purple'...just to see what their response would be.

The ones that responded thought it was funny. Got some smart-ass comments back as well, but overall it made them laugh...always a good thing...and they think I'm wacked...what else is new? If you can't laugh at yourself, you're in trouble.

Normally my day is not so giddy and goofy, but every now and then ya just gotta go with what happens and enjoy it.

I think my Peeps would agree.

Doesn't This Look Yummy??

Gotta love Panera...and FREE Wi-Fi :-)

It All Comes Down To This...

A long time ago...back in 1997 when I first moved to FL..I decided to list on paper the things that were truly important to me. They were :

* Being debt-free
* Having enough $ at the end of each payday to...
1. Have a full tank of gas
2. Put $ into savings & investments
3. Give to charity or family or friends that needed help
4. Order pizza
5. Be content & happy

I have all that in my life. Also have my health (skin cancer is under control), my industry is picking up, and my friends...I have the most wonderful, coolest, lovingest friends in the world.

I'm not into material stuff all that much. But the stuff you can't put a price tag on?? It means the world to me.

NNSD :-)

Quiet Saturday Night

Today was sleep-in day, declutter the closet day (what's up with having 15 political-themed t-shirts takin' up space??), errand day, Chili Dog & Foster's w/ my roomie Jacob @ Schnellenbergers day, visit to the Apple Store day, Victoria's Secret and Best Buy day as well.

Transferring 8 NEW CD's into my iPod...will write more about them later.

Passed up an invite for a fundraiser benefit up in West Palm Beach to stay home and revel in the peace and quietness that comes with having the house to myself for a night.

Blogging, iPodding and loving the new Coke with Lime....can life get any better?

One last comment...even tho I'm a dog person most of the time, tomorrow it's all about the  KY CATS :-)

KY WILDCATS

This will make the majority of the bloggers I link to...and me...very happy!

Hot And Bothered

One of my buddies gifted me with tshirts he no longer wears. Since one of them was particularly cozy, decided to wear it to bed last night. Normally I'm not a pj/jammie/t-shirt type of person - if ya get my drift- but thought 'oh, what the hell, give it a try'.

Woke up around 2 am burning up...so much for the t-shirt idea...and for some reason I started thinking about work issues that have been on my mind. The more I thought, the more worked up I got, and before I knew it I was still wide awake at 4:45 and PISSED. Urg.

Long story short, I was a zombie all day and am falling asleep as I type this. So NNSD from here and please cross your fingers that tonite won't be another hot and bothered night.

A Year Later...

My blog is one year old....yay A Likely Story!

By the numbers :

Total Posts: 398 (including this one) 

Total Comments: 241 

Total Authors: 1

Total number of hits: 17563

Last year the title of my first post (almost to the exact minute) was 'I'd Like To Thank The Academy'. The same sentiment holds true for tonite.

Thanks to everyone for reading, commenting, and most of all, for writing the coolest blogs in the blogosphere.  I would be lost without the bloggers I link to....I truly learn so much from you guys and look forward to reading what you have to say waaaay too many times a day. Have only met Jillian (before she became a blogger)...the rest of you, next time you visit South Florida, first round of drinks is on me. And if NTodd and Stef ever bring Cairo to visit, only the best of doggie bones will be at her disposal.

In the meantime, Cake and Ice Cream for everyone!

Heya...

One of my buddies Chris usually starts his emails with that phrase...I like it!

Just a quick hi and bye then out the door.

Had a CatScan Angiogram today. While not fun and thrilling, not entirely bad. Good thing I get to pick the brains of my clients who do stuff like this for a living so I'll be totally prepared....one of my ongoing quests...to be 100% prepared and be the model patient. And I was told I was the model patient today...yay me!

Reason for today's procedure...a false-positive diagnosis of  cardiac blockage from the Thallium Stress Test that I took on my Fun Day O' Medical Tests earlier this month. So we'll see what happens.  I just want to be able to work out or run up stairs or sit at my desk without my heart racing, shortness of breath and passing out...is that too much to ask? :-)

My stomach is still outta sorts from taking a ton of pills on an empty stomach prior to my test, and right now a hot bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup sounds delish...so off to Panera then on to Best Buy to drool over CD's that I can buy with my BB voucher.  Yet another action guaranteed to get my heart racing...new CD's...YUM!!!

A Banana Tree Grows In Wilton Manors

...Eric & Paul rejoice!